Caffe Verbena, Oakland, California: Sisters in crime authors Rhys Bowen and Cara Black

The SF Bay Region Chapter of the Special Libraries Association and BayNet invite you to join your colleagues for dinner and the following program:

Sisters in Crime Authors Rhys Bowen and Cara Black

What if? Then what? Isn't that a one-way street?

Can you really drive east on that street? How do authors learn about crime scene investigation? Or poisons? Or pistols? And what about that one way street? Can you do too much research to write, much less, solve a mystery?

Authors Rhys Bowen and Cara Black will discuss how they research material, characters, and setting for their award winning books at our February 2005 meeting.

Rhys Bowen is noted for the Constable Evans mysteries, the settings and characters of which are drawn from her summers in North Wales. Her second series featuring Molly Murphy is set in turn of the century New York. Books in both series have been nominated for and have won numerous awards, but did you know Bowen has also written an award-winning children's book?

Cara Black's "Murder in..." series, which features Aimee Leduc, a Parisian sleuth, has also garnered nominations and awards. This series has been described as atmospheric, making contemporary Paris as much a character in the novels as Leduc. Her fifth book in the series, Murder in Clichy, will hit bookstores in March 2005.

Come and learn how Rhys Bowen and Cara Black have transformed their research into crime novels!

Location: Caffe Verbena 1111 Broadway, Lobby Level, Oakland, CA 94607 T 510.465.9300 Verbena is located on the south side of the APL building (1111 Broadway), on 11th St. between Clay and Broadway, and across the street from the Oakland Convention Center and the Oakland Marriott. Verbena is set back from the street so the location is a bit hidden. Look for the signs directing you to the restaurant. There's a map at their website www.caffeverbena.com/location.html

BART
Exit at the 12th Street/Oakland City Center station. Look for the APL building when you exit the station on Broadway.

DIRECTIONS

From San Francisco:
Take the Bay Bridge to 580 toward Hayward. Merge onto 980 W. toward downtown Oakland. Take the 12th St. exit. Make a left onto 11th St.

From Highway 24:
From 24 merge onto 980 W. toward downtown Oakland. Take the 12th St. exit. Make a left onto 11th St.

From South 880:
Take 880 N. Take the Broadway exit. Turn right onto Broadway. Turn left onto 10th St. Turn right onto Clay St. Turn right onto 11th St.

From East 580:
Take 580 W. toward San Francisco. Merge onto 980 W. toward downtown Oakland. Take the 12th St. exit. Make a left onto 11th St.

Parking

The nearest parking garage is City Center Parking, with an entrance on the left side of 11th St. just after Clay St. There is free parking after 5:00 p.m.

Agenda

5:30-6:30 p.m. Social Hour/No-host bar; 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner; 7:30-8:30 p.m. Program

Menu Choices: Mushroom and Three Cheese Lasagna with Marinara Sauce or Herb Roasted Chicken with Creamed Spinach, Cippolini Mushrooms, and Potatoes. Dinner includes green salad and dessert.

Cost: Members $35; Guests/non-members $40; Students, retirees, unemployed $18; program only $5

Sponsors: Advanced Information Management, Certified Employment, and Taylor & Associates, Ebsco

Deadline for reservations: Friday, February 18, 2005

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Mail your reservations by February 18 to: Mimi Calter, Goldman Sachs, 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, 415-249-7347, mimi.calter@gs.com

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Last Updated: 1/5/05